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Türkenschanzpark

Türkenschanzpark
Cha già José from Vienna, Austria · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

A lovely park, inaugurated in 1888 by Austrian emperor Franz Joseph. The park is at the site of and named after a Turkish entrenchment ("Türken-Schanze") of the first Turkish siege on Vienna in 1529. It is close to the University of Agriculture, and features a variety of botanic rarities from all continents.

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Why it is worth a visit

Hilly 19th-century landscape park in Währing with ponds, a lookout tower and views.

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Hilly 19th-century landscape park in Währing with ponds, a lookout tower and views.

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